I have a 3yr old and he seams to be possessive over every thing How do i get him to stop and not have tantrum

Question

I have a 3yr old and he seams to be possessive over every thing How do i get him to stop and not have tantrum

Answer 1

Give him a brother or sister!!

Answer 2

Let him have a tantrum! He does it because it gets him what he wants. Tell him that he can sit by himself if he;s going to be like that and that maybe he can have the toy, book, etc after he calms down. Then ignore him till he's calm and stable. If he whines about it say "i can't understand you when your whining." It has worked with both of my kids. (9 year old girl & 4 year old boy) They want to get their point across so bad that they stop whining so that I can understand them. Then once he's calm you can talk to him about the situation.

Answer 3

He is learning by example.  Share everything (within safe reason) with him and he will learn what sharing is.  If he is having tantrums then whoever is dealing with him not sharing is not using the correct method to teach and/or discipline him.